drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
competent; suitable; qualified
stirring; rousing oneself
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
putting into operation; invocation
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
in proportion to; just as much as
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
document; official papers
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while